Category: Personal Finance
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LiquidTrust Raises $4 Million, Introduces Micro Escrow Feature
A FinTech building new payment solutions for small businesses has raised a fresh round of funding. About the Round and LiquidTrust's New Feature: LiquidTrust has announced that it's raised $4 million. The seed round was led by Anthemis Female Innovators Lab Fund, Resolute Ventures, and Motivate Ventures. This funding comes as the company completed the WMNfintech accelerator program from BMO and 1871. Along with news of the funding, LiquidTrust also...
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Pepper Rewards Review: Earn Rebates on Gift Cards from Top Brands
About a year and some change ago, out of nowhere, an app called Pepper seemed to be all the rage in the credit card reward and deal-finding corner of the Internet. Unlike some other apps I've seen mentioned that just seem too convoluted to be worth it, the premise of Pepper is super simple: buy gift cards and earn rewards. While there are some other sites where you can buy...
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Southwest Airlines to Begin Charging for Checked Bags
A popular airline perk is largely being discontinued later this year. About the changes: Today, Southwest Airlines unveiled "changes to drive revenue growth and reward its most loyal customers." This includes adding checked bag fees for most customers. Starting May 28th, 2025, customers lacking Rapid Rewards A-List status, those without a Rapid Rewards Credit Card, or those who fly on the airline's Business Select fares will be charged for the...
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Fold Bitcoin Rewards App Review (2025)
Ever since Bitcoin surged (circa 2017), there’s been plenty of intrigue, investment, and confusion about the cryptocurrency. All of these aspects were reinvigorated this year when crypto went on another run, reminding us all that the asset is known for its volatility. Through it all, however, despite some apps and tools that have worked to demystify Bitcoin, there are still plenty who are a bit lost about the whole thing....
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Rocket Companies Announces Acquisition of Redfin
A FinTech giant plans to purchase a popular real estate brokerage site. About the acquisition: Detroit-based Rocket Companies has announced its acquisition of Redfin. The all-stock transactions will value each Redfin share at $12.50 for a total of $1.75 billion. As of this writing, $RDFN is trading near $10 per share, which is up from nearly $6 per share the week prior. This transaction has been approved by the Boards...
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Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: Hosting Our First Guest in the House
After more than a year in our new home, we finally hosted our first guest last month. While the ability to have overnight guests was a partial factor in why we elected to upgrade to owning a home versus renting a one-bedroom apartment, the amount of time that it took to actually have someone over is more a testament to just how few people we know. In any case, while...
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